Dayton runs over Channelview, 32-0

Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2005

Dayton's Michael Dugat rushed for 197 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Broncos to a convincing 32-0 win over the Channelview Falcons on Saturday night at Ray Maddry Stadium.

Channelview falls to 1-3 on the season while Dayton improves to 2-2.

The game, which had been moved to Channelview because of continued power outage in Dayton as a result of Hurricane Rita, was anyone's ball game in the first quarter.

But Dayton did most of its damage as it scored 19 points in the second quarter on Dugat scoring runs of 4 and 13 yards. One of the scoring drives came off a Channelview turnover, one of two for the Falcons. Andrew Thomas also finished the first half scoring on a 16-yard run, followed by David Howard's point-after conversion.

"We can't afford turnovers in a game and with the youth we have it makes it that much harder to get back in the game," Falcons coach John Launius said. "We're not pushing the panic button, though, we still district ahead of us and it looks wide open."

Dayton also scored twice more in the fourth quarter on runs by John Gable for 8 yards and Thomas for 5 yards.

About the only positive thing for the Falcons was on the Broncos' first drive of the game when Anthony Beck intercepted quarterback Sean Gilley, the only turnover for the Broncos in the game.

Launius said the defensive scheme worked at the beginning because the Falcons had prepared for the pass after having scouted the Broncos against Terry on Sept. 16.

Gilley, usually counted on to pass, finished 2-of-4 in receptions for 22 yards.

But showing that they weren't one dimensional, the Broncos opted to run the ball, aided by the junior Dugat, who has rushed for 525 yards on the season. He is averaging 6.1 yards per carry.

It was a rough night for Channelview quarterback Isiah Courtney. His two interceptions by Ford Smesney and Joe Carter set up Dayton scoring drives. A frustrated Courtney was also penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct in the third quarter after slamming the ball to the ground on a sack.

The coaching staff put in backup Rayshard Kelly for a series while Courtney cooled off.

Still, Launius said the Falcons need Courtney.

The Falcons just couldn't get anything going and in one instance even had a 3rd-and-35 because of costly penalties and Dayton tackles for negative yardage.

"He puts a lot of pressure on himself to perform well for his team because he's a competitor," Launius said. "He's shown he can pass."